New York whitewater - Oswegatchie River - West Branch, Lewis County
Lewis
county,
Bisha Falls to Jerden Falls section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.
CLASS V+ 7 miles
If you're coming from Ogdensburg-Massena it's not a long drive at all to the starting location, please print out a copy of the road map further down the page so you won’t get lost. The beautiful scenery of Lewis County and the sparkling of the sunlight on the water are reasons enough to come here and paddle. For all you camping people there are campgrounds nearby. Since you're on this site you are probably into whitewater rafting or kayaking, either way this is an area with plenty of places for that. The rivers for whitewater rafting and kayaking here
in New York are often tougher than in other states, so if you're not from around here don't forget that a large number of rivers in this state are not easy. The nearby hotels are a bit away from the river, but you'd better reserve in advance because these hotels fill up quick.
This river system is full of great paddling stretches, the Bisha Falls to Jerden Falls stretch is just one of them. Getting some good exercise and just being out on the river for a while will make you glad you came. The Bisha Falls to Jerden Falls stretch of Oswegatchie River - West Branch in New York is 7 miles long and is a class V+ section of whitewater according to American Whitewater.
Briefly about the general area: All through the warm months at Oswegatchie River - West Branch highs are frequently in the 80's, and the nighttime is rather
cooler of course, frequently in the 50's. For the duration of the wintertime the highs are typically in the 20's while the cold winter nights at Oswegatchie River - West Branch are in the 0's. Oswegatchie River - West Branch gets a typical amount of rainfall; the month with most of the rain is August, and February on the other hand is the driest.
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